Will share a moment i had with a veteran that moved me very much.
I was on care of the elderly placement and a guy was very ill and had made the time to sit with him. Time came to notify his family that the end was near for this gentleman. He said to me, look in my wallet so I did, in front of him. There was a photo of a hurricane taken in wartime, and on the back were the words “My Bird”. Sadly the family didn’t want to come to the ward and I asked if I could sit with the patient. I was very glad I did as we spoke a little more and when the time came for him to go to sleep one last time he was not alone. Afterwards the other patients told me that they had often chatted about the war when they couldn’t sleep, and that they liked it that I was really looking forward to going to Flying Legends – I had to promise that I would take in some photos for them, (as some of them would have been going) which I will do!
As a nurse I enjoy caring for all of the patients, but when it comes to veterans, well they will always have a special place for me in my heart, and an extra smile or just taking 5-10 minutes to talk to them is my small way of saying Thank You, for everything they have done.
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